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S&M1754 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2019.1993 Published: January 30, 2019 Nasogastric Tube Dislodgment Detection in Rehabilitation Patients Based on Fog Computing with Warning Sensors and Fuzzy Petri Net [PDF] Chien-Ming Li, Yueh-Ren Ho, Wei-Ling Chen, Chia-Hung Lin, Ming-Yu Chen, and Yong-Zhi Chen (Received May 12, 2018; Accepted September 5, 2018) Keywords: nasogastric tube, mechanical complication, light-controlled sensor, fuzzy petri net
The use of nasogastric (NG) tubes in acute, critical, and long-term care may lead to mechanical, infectious, and metabolic complications. NG intubation is a risk factor for aspiration and complications of organ injury. Mechanical complications include deliberate self-extubation and accidental extubation, both of which comprise unplanned extubation and occur in >35% of cases in rehabilitation rooms. Therefore, we intend to propose a digital warning tool to detect NG tube dislodgment over several days or weeks for a continuous insertion of the NG tube. On the basis of fog computing, integrating dexter-to-sinister light-controlled sensors and fuzzy Petri net (FPN) was performed to achieve the proposed assistant tool. The proposed intelligent algorithm can also be easily implemented using a high-level programming language (Language C/C++) in an embedded system. The experimental results demonstrated the feasibility of the algorithm under normal conditions and partial and NG two-tube dislodgments.
Corresponding author: Chia-Hung LinThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Chien-Ming Li, Yueh-Ren Ho, Wei-Ling Chen, Chia-Hung Lin, Ming-Yu Chen, and Yong-Zhi Chen, Nasogastric Tube Dislodgment Detection in Rehabilitation Patients Based on Fog Computing with Warning Sensors and Fuzzy Petri Net, Sens. Mater., Vol. 31, No. 1, 2019, p. 117-130. |